Unionists and Orange Order leaders are to meet the Northern Ireland secretary later to press the case for an inquiry into parading.
The meeting will include representatives of the DUP, the Ulster Unionist Party, the TUV, UKIP, the PUP, the UPRG and the Orange Order.
They are concerned about the on-going Parades Commission ban on the order's return route in north Belfast.
On Thursday, Theresa Villiers said she was prepared to listen carefully.
"I think that the fact that the Parades Commission, in their determination, called for a more structured process to try and bring people together in north Belfast is worth considering.
"But, I think before I make a decision I would need to discuss it with a range of people as to what, if any, new process were to go ahead in north Belfast."
'Big efforts'Ms Villiers acknowledged that agreeing to an inquiry into the issues of parades was a heavily-weighted decision.
"There is no doubt that many in the unionist and loyalist community are deeply concerned about the situation in north Belfast," she said.
"I, of course, recognise that big efforts were made to ensure that the Twelfth was more peaceful this year than it has been for many years, and I'll be listening carefully to what the unionist leaders have to propose."
Unionist and Orange Order leaders signed a pledge at a news conference asking Theresa Villiers for an inquiry into the issue of parades At the news conference two weeks ago, First Minister Peter Robinson read from an agreed statement from the combined unionist and Orange Order leadership.
"The combined unionist parties call upon the secretary of state to establish a time-bound commission of inquiry with the necessary legal powers and resources to examine the Crumlin Road parades impasse and the wider issues it represents," he said.
"This is a further part of our graduated response strategy, and follows on from our withdrawal from the leaders talks, ending contact with the so-called Parades Commission and the steps outlined by the Orange Institution.
"In addition, the parties are agreed that at every level - council, assembly, Westminster and Europe - the denial of cultural expression, resulting from republican violence and threats of violence, will have a consequence determining how our members at each of these levels of government will participate."
Meanwhile, residents groups in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast have called on the Orange Order to engage in talks about future marches on the Crumlin Road.
Unionists meet Villiers on parades
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